ANALYSIS Since independence in 1960 leaders in the DR Congo have succeeded one another at the top of the state to plunder, enrich themselves and ruin the country via shady practices: bribes, rigged calls for tenders, overbilling, tax evasion. From mining and oil, through forestry, public administration, justice, the army, to education, corruption and impunity are present … [Läs mer...]
DRC:s coltan- an asset for illegal traders
ANALYSIS The mineral coltan is one of the coveted products that is both the attraction and the misfortune of the DR Congo. Rather than boosting the Congolese economy and improving living conditions of the populations, it is largely controlled by various armed groups and causes insecurity and perpetuation of illegal economic circuits at the provincial, regional and international … [Läs mer...]
DRC-Rwanda: the reasons for permanent insecurity along the common border
ANALYS News story The Italian ambassador to the DR Congo was killed on Monday, February 22, 2021 in the east of that country in an ambush attributed to Rwandan Hutu rebels. An attack described as "terrorist" by the Congolese president. Luca Attanasio, 43, died of gunshot wounds after being transported "in critical condition" to a United Nations hospital in Goma. At … [Läs mer...]
Brev från Afrika till Amerika
ÖPPET BREV Många afrikaner tror och hoppas att Joe Bidens presidentmandat ska innebära en helt ny inriktning än föregångarens. Det skriver den kongolesiske journalisten Joseph R Kafuka i ett öppet brev till USA:s nye president. Han lyfter fram flera exempel på den förre presidentens politik, som den brutala nedskärningen av utvecklingshjälpen till Afrika och dryga … [Läs mer...]